Friday on Lake Effect: Guatemalan Activist, New Lab at Discovery World, Musician Hayward Williams

Friday on Lake Effect:

A Guatemalan activist points to similarities between a proposed iron ore mine in northern Wisconsin and a gold mine she’s working to oppose in Central America; later, Milwaukee-based Brady Corporation and Discovery World collaborate on a new lab at the science and innovation museum; film critic Dave Luhrssen’s new book is on the history of war movies; and Milwaukee singer-songwriter Hayward Williams emerges from a stultifying period in his life with a new album.

Guests:

• Miriam Pixtun Monroy, Guatemalan activist (and Kathryn Johnson, translator)
• Kathie Campbell, Brady Corp., and Joel Brennan, Discovery World
• Dave Luhrssen, author, War on the Silver Screen: Shaping America’s Perception of History
• Hayward Williams, Milwaukee-based singer-songwriter​

Segments:

• New Discovery World Exhibit Makes High Tech Work Accessible
• The Films of War
• Milwaukee Singer-Songewriter Chronicles Emotional Struggles On New Album